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New Measure DHS Datasets Available

Posted June 13th, 2007 by Kiet Bang in DHS, Families

Datasets are now available for the following surveys:

* Armenia DHS 2005 (Final)
* Haiti DHS 2005 (Preliminary)
* Cambodia DHS 2005 (No longer restricted)
* Cambodia Special 1998 (No longer restricted)

Please contact the Data Archivist if you are interested in obtaining these datasets.

Preliminary Datasets for the Cote d’Ivoire AIS 2005

Posted May 31st, 2007 by Kiet Bang in DHS

Preliminary datasets are now available for the Cote d’Ivoire AIS 2005 Demographic and Health Survey. Please contact the Data Archivist if you are interested in obtaining the data.

New Niger DHS report

Posted May 9th, 2007 by Kiet Bang in DHS, Health, Sub-Saharan Africa

The 2006 Niger Demographic and Health Survey has been released by the Government of Niger. Click here to download the final report in PDF format.

New Reports from Measure DHS

Posted March 9th, 2007 by Kiet Bang in Asia, DHS

The final report for the 2005 Armenia Demographic and Health Survey (ADHS) has been released by Measure DHS. The report can be viewed and downloaded from Measure DHS here.

Facts sheets are now available for India’s 2005-06 National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3). Click here for more information about the survey, including the facts sheets for India and its 29 states.

New from DHS: Youth Corner

Posted March 5th, 2007 by Tara Murray in DHS

The Youth Corner section of the MEASURE DHS Web site brings together data, statistics, and publications on youth from DHS surveys. Resources include country profiles and a youth HIV prevalence map.

Preliminary Data is Now Available for 2005 Congo Brazzaville

Posted January 26th, 2007 by Kiet Bang in DHS, Health

Preliminary data is now available for the Congo Brazzaville 2005 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS). Click here to request/download the datasets from DHS.

Preliminary Data Available for (Republic of Moldova 2005 DHS) and (Honduras 2005 DHS)

Posted January 25th, 2007 by Kiet Bang in DHS

Preliminary data is now available for the Republic of Moldova 2005 DHS and Honduras 2005 DHS surveys. click here to request/download the data set(s) from DHS.

Data for the 2004 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey are Now Available

Posted December 4th, 2006 by Kiet Bang in DHS, Health, Sub-Saharan Africa

Data for the 2004 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey are now available for download to all registered users with access to Malawi datasets. MEASURE DHS makes this and all unrestricted survey data files, available for legitimate academic research.

Key Indicators Survey

Posted November 30th, 2006 by Tara Murray in Asia, DHS, Fertility, Health, Research Methods and Ethics, Sub-Saharan Africa

The Key Indicators Survey (KIS), a new tool from MEASURE DHS, is designed to collect population-based data comparable to the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) for sub-national areas. The tool includes six questionnaires and guidance manuals.

More African women using condoms

Posted November 28th, 2006 by Tara Murray in DHS, Health, Sub-Saharan Africa

An analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) data from 18 African countries shows that more African women are using condoms (kaisernetwork.org Daily HIV/AIDS Report). The study is published in the November 18 issue of the Lancet.

Penn State readers can access the Lancet online through University Libraries. Other readers should consult their local libraries.

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